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• July 19, 2019 19 Jul'19

  Government launches retraining scheme for workers impacted by tech

  Amid fears that artificial intelligence and automation will put people out of work, the government is working on a retraining programme to help those affected by AI to fit into new roles

• July 19, 2019 19 Jul'19

  Government launches digital identity consultation and new pilot scheme

  DCMS is seeking views on the role of the government and private sector in developing digital identities, while a small-scale trial will open up passport data for companies to prove online IDs

• July 19, 2019 19 Jul'19

  Warzone bulletproof hosts protecting Magecart group

  Security researchers have discovered a Magecart group operating with impunity using bulletproof hosting services, including one in battle-scarred Ukraine

• July 19, 2019 19 Jul'19

  Microsoft gets boost in SaaS revenue and pushes Teams platform

  It is still a long way behind AWS, but the Microsoft cloud is the company’s big money-maker. It is also seeing Teams establish itself as a platform

• July 19, 2019 19 Jul'19

  Worries over impact of foreign talent on Australia’s tech jobs put to rest

  Local tech industry welcomes a new report from the Committee for the Economic Development of Australia which found that migrants have not had a negative impact on wages or participation rates of Aussie workers

• July 19, 2019 19 Jul'19

  HID weighs in the glacial move towards digital ID

  There are still concerns over data integrity, security and privacy of digital identities, but the convenience of the technology outweighs the risks, says a HID expert

• July 18, 2019 18 Jul'19

  IBM sees Red Hat as key to hybrid cloud strategy

  IBM’s second-quarter 2019 results show a 4.2% decline in revenue, but the supplier is betting big on hybrid cloud and cognitive computing

• July 18, 2019 18 Jul'19

  Verify deemed ‘unachievable’ by major government projects review

  Issues around the digital identity project and a major compliance project led by the Ministry of Justice are impossible to solve, according to the Infrastructure and Projects Authority

• July 18, 2019 18 Jul'19

  SAP Q2 2019: US-China trade war takes toll

  SAP’s second-quarter 2019 financial results indicate cloud revenue at 26% of total, and 600 new customers for S/4 Hana. The US-China trade war has adversely affected results

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• July 18, 2019 18 Jul'19

  Free tool reveals the true cost of ‘free’ online services

  New data discovery portal developed by Finnish security firm F-Secure helps to uncover what Facebook, Amazon, Google and other tech giants know about consumers

• July 18, 2019 18 Jul'19

  Digital minister Margot James quits after Brexit vote

  James voted against the government in an attempt to stop the next Prime Minister from suspending Parliament to force through a no-deal Brexit

• July 18, 2019 18 Jul'19

  Parliamentary committee calls for halt to facial recognition trials

  Issues with biometrics and forensics pose a significant risk to effective functioning of the criminal justice system, according to a report by the Science and Technology Committee

• July 18, 2019 18 Jul'19

  CIO interview: Kieran Delaney, director of IT, Innserve

  After 13 years at the drinks dispensing firm, Delaney moved into the top IT leadership role and has set out about using technology to empower workers across the company

• July 18, 2019 18 Jul'19

  Office workers lose out with poor-quality tech

  More than 80% of the people questioned in a survey said poor technology made them less productive

• July 18, 2019 18 Jul'19

  Welsh council aims to cut back-office processing costs by 95% through automation

  A council in South Wales is expecting to reduce the cost of human resources business processes by up to 95% through robotic process automation